Artist Statements!

One paragraph concise:

Katrina McCann

Artist Statement

Using the vehicle of geometry, I have produced a series of six forms that can be rearranged to create a variety of different compositions. The forms can be stacked, flipped, placed side by side in many different ways, and each arrangement conveys its own sense of emotion or character. Some compositions have an unyielding sense of power, while others are more protective and require a closer investigation in order to view the cautiously hidden or intimate spaces created by the arrangement between two or three forms. The mood of each arrangement depends on a variety of design elements. Scale, line directionality in the texture, symmetry or non-symmetry, and depth or a sense of openness all play key parts in the sensations felt when viewing each arrangement.

Two paragraphs, more depth:

Katrina McCann

Artist Statement

Generally, my past hand built ceramic work has been amorphous, natural and very free. I've explored unconventional means of creating functional wares in order to make things that look hand made. More recently though, finding a voice through this natural and almost disorderly means of working has proven itself unsatisfying in a way. The work craves more attention. Thusly, recent works of mine have taken on a process that fully requires a more organized way of not only doing, but thinking.

Using the vehicle of geometry, I have produced a series of six forms that can be rearranged to create a variety of different compositions. The forms can be stacked, flipped, placed side by side in many different ways, and each arrangement conveys its own sense of emotion or character. Some compositions have an unyielding sense of power, while others are more protective and require a closer investigation in order to view the cautiously hidden or intimate spaces created by the arrangement between two or three forms. The mood of each arrangement depends on a variety of design elements. Scale, line directionality in the texture, symmetry or non-symmetry, and depth or a sense of openness all play key parts in the sensations felt when viewing each arrangement.

Three paragraphs, detailed:

Katrina McCann

Artist Statement

Generally, my past hand built ceramic work has been amorphous, natural and very free. I've explored unconventional means of creating functional wares in order to make things that look hand made. More recently though, finding a voice through this natural and almost disorderly means of working has proven itself unsatisfying in a way. The work craves more attention. Thusly, recent works of mine have taken on a process that fully requires a more organized way of not only doing, but thinking.

Using the vehicle of geometry, I have produced a series of six forms that can be rearranged to create a variety of different compositions. The forms can be stacked, flipped, placed side by side in many different ways, and each arrangement conveys its own sense of emotion or character. Some compositions have an unyielding sense of power, while others are more protective and require a closer investigation in order to view the cautiously hidden or intimate spaces created by the arrangement between two or three forms. The mood of each arrangement depends on a variety of design elements. Scale, line directionality in the texture, symmetry or non-symmetry, and depth or a sense of openness all play key parts in the sensations felt when viewing each arrangement.

The process that ultimately led to this body of work took a long time to finally figure out how to utilize. It started out being a puzzle themed project where each piece would be composed of multiple parts that fit together. The feeling that the pieces exuded would be based solely on how the pieces interacted when they were placed together in one intentional way. Dissatisfaction led me to take the multiple parts of the piece I was working on, and start moving them around. A realization that about twenty or thirty different sculptures, each just as interesting as the last, were possible from one intended sculpture, led me to my ultimate theme. Everything can always be something else, or there's always another way to look at it. The natural instinct to work freely and without boundaries was still incorporated in my orderly work.